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Herbie Hancock demonstrated his ageless piano brilliance during the International Jazz Day main concert on April 30 in Tangier, Morocco.

(Photo: Courtesy International Jazz Day)

Tangier Hosts International Jazz Day’s Main Event

After a five-year hiatus from organizing a host city, International Jazz Day returned in full force this year in Tangier, Morocco. This marks the first time the celebrated event,…





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Miguel Zenón

Música de Las Américas
(Miel)


Jon Irabagon
Rising Sun
(Irabagast)


Brian Charette
Jackpot
(Cellar Live)


Harish Raghavan
In Tense
(Whirlwind)


Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble
Good Trouble
(Palmetto)


Three Story Sandbox
Artful Dodgers
(Tall Grass)


Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few
The Almighty
(Duality Suite)


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Albert Ayler

Albert Ayler: The Truth Is Marching In

In a restaurant-bar in Greenwich Village, tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler was ruminating on the disparity between renown and income. In his case, anyway. Covers of his albums are prominent in the windows of more and more jazz record stores; references to him are increasingly frequent in jazz magazines, here and abroad; a growing number of players are trying to sound like him.

“I’m a new star, according to a magazine in England,” Ayler said, “and I don’t even have fare to England. Record royalties? I never see any. Oh, maybe I’ll get $50…


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